Global News Podcast
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The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.
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US election: Harris and Trump duel in battleground states
02/11/2024 Duração: 33minDonald Trump and Kamala Harris make their pitches on the final weekend of campaigning in the United States. Also: a polio clinic is hit in northern Gaza on the day a vaccination drive was restarted.
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The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my life
02/11/2024 Duração: 27minCharlotte and Dave met as strangers in a moment of crisis, and went on to marry. Also, the son who reunited with his father after 19 years, and the friends that have been meeting up every week in the same spot since 1968 Presenter: Jannat Jalil. Music composed by Iona Hampson.
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Donald Trump woos Arab-American voters in Michigan
02/11/2024 Duração: 32minAs the US presidential election approaches, Donald Trump attempts to drum up support from Arab-American voters in Michigan, while Kamala Harris holds rallies in Wisconsin. Also: can avatars help people with psychosis?
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Spain floods: death toll rises to over 200
01/11/2024 Duração: 28minMore than 200 people are now confirmed dead in the flash flooding in Spain. Also: Thailand recognises hundreds of thousands of stateless people living there as Thai citizens.
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Spain mourns as dozens of people remain missing after flash floods
01/11/2024 Duração: 33minHundreds of people in Spain, aided by drones, have been deployed to a rescue mission after recent flash floods claimed many lives. Also: the first artwork made by a humanoid robot, Ai-da, goes up for auction.
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Rescuers race to find Spanish flood survivors
31/10/2024 Duração: 28minRescue efforts continue in Spain to find survivors of flash flooding which have killed more than 100 people. Also: super typhoon hits Taiwan, and North Korea tests its longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Spain battles deadliest flood disaster in decades
31/10/2024 Duração: 32minSpain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with scores of people dead and dozens more missing. Also: remembering the iconic boxing fight between Ali and Foreman.
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Spain floods: dozens killed in Valencia
30/10/2024 Duração: 28minMore than 70 people have died in Spain after the country’s worst flooding in decades. Also: China has successfully launched its youngest-ever astronauts into space, and are animals more fond of alcohol than we thought?
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Almost 100 people are dead or missing in Gaza after an Israeli air strike
30/10/2024 Duração: 28minGaza's Hamas-run health ministry says almost 100 people are dead or missing after an Israeli air strike. Also: IKEA compensates victims forced to make its products and tributes to the Buena Vista Social Club's trumpeter.
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Hezbollah names a new leader
29/10/2024 Duração: 30minHezbollah has chosen a new leader after the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike. Also: Georgia announces a partial recount of its disputed election results, and a lost city in Mexico is uncovered.
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Gaza fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency
29/10/2024 Duração: 32minThe Israeli Parliament votes to ban the Palestinian refugee agency, UNWRA. Also: the world’s trees under threat, the Spanish midfielder, Rodri, wins the Ballon d’Or, and a new Chopin waltz sees the light of day.
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Greenhouse gases hit new record high
28/10/2024 Duração: 30minUN says the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hits a record high. Also: Pakistan's drive to vaccinate against polio after surge in cases. And can fairy tales get children to eat more fruit and vegetables?
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Georgian PM rejects voter fraud claims as president calls mass rally
28/10/2024 Duração: 31minGeorgia's PM denies vote rigging claims in Saturday's election as the president blames Russian involvement. Also: ex-Bolivian leader Evo Morales says he was shot at, and where there's no sunlight for three months.
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Bonus: The Global Story - Canada, India, and their diplomatic death spiral
27/10/2024 Duração: 26minYour weekly bonus episode from The Global Story podcast.Canada and India are locked in a fierce diplomatic row, after Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau doubled down on allegations that senior Indian officials were involved in the murder of a Sikh activist in Canada.The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide, one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world.For more, go to bbcworldservice.com/globalstory or search for The Global Story wherever you got this podcast.
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Biden hopes Israeli strikes on Iran end retaliation
27/10/2024 Duração: 29minPresident Biden says he hopes Israeli air strikes on Iran mark the end of hostilities. Also: the Vatican wants a stronger role for women, and linking an old skeleton to an ancient Norse tale.
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The Happy Pod: The gloves that hug premature babies
26/10/2024 Duração: 26minMeet the woman helping premature babies feel their parents' love, after her son Zachary was born 12 weeks early. Also: how Egypt became Malaria free; the homeless tour guide; and the world's oldest battle rapper.
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Israel conducts air strikes on military targets in Iran
26/10/2024 Duração: 16minIsrael has hit Iran with what it called "precise and targeted" air strikes and warned Tehran not to retaliate. Iranian state media have played down the damage from the attacks. We consider what the impact will be.
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Online abuser who targeted thousands of children worldwide is jailed
26/10/2024 Duração: 34minOne of the world's most prolific online child abusers, Alexander McCartney, has been jailed in Northern Ireland. Also: 75-year-old rock star Bruce Springsteen says he has no plans to retire any time soon.
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Former Ugandan rebel jailed for 40 years for war crimes
25/10/2024 Duração: 32minFormer commander in rebel Lord's Resistance Army, Thomas Kwoyelo, sentenced to 40 years for war crimes in Uganda. Also: The tortured monkey released back into the wild, and a scientific breakthrough in eco production.
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UN warns world could warm by a massive 3.1C this century
25/10/2024 Duração: 31minThe UN says the world is on track to miss global warming limits by a "catastrophic" margin, leading to dramatic increases in extreme weather events. Also: how did the act of kissing evolve?